Student Loans • 2011 • episode "S1E3" • Money Explained

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Higher education helps society. But paying for it can be ruinous. What led to the U.S. student debt crisis, and is there a way to fix it?

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Money Explained • 2011 • 5 episodes •

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Student Loans

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Gambling

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Retirement

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2011 • Economics

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